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Suburbia   /səbˈərbiə/   Listen
Suburbia

noun
1.
A residential district located on the outskirts of a city.  Synonyms: suburb, suburban area.
2.
Suburbanites considered as a cultural class or subculture.





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"Suburbia" Quotes from Famous Books



... since the breaking of her engagement with Alfred—who is also a man with punctual business habits. She despises conventional men, and is herself compact of conventionality. In her most rebellious moods the leaven of Philistia (or the British equivalent, Suburbia) comes to the surface. She dares, but doesn't dare enough. "It needs both force and earnestness to sin." As in the case of Hedda Gabler, it is her social conscience that keeps her from throwing her bonnet over ...
— Ivory Apes and Peacocks • James Huneker


Words linked to "Suburbia" :   Clichy, community, residential district, stockbroker belt, Wimbledon, subculture, Orly, outskirt, Sun City, fringe, Clichy-la-Garenne, faubourg, suburban, bedroom community, suburban area, residential area, addition


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